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Ed Burns

American writer
Person Human Q3047160

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
January 29, 1946
Place of birth
Baltimore
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
screenwriter, film producer
Award received
Writers Guild of America Award[7]
Notable work
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood[6]
Family name
Burns[9]
Given name
Ed[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ed Burns ar إد بورنس fa اد برنس he אד ברנס ja エド・バーンズ (作家) ja エド・バーンズ ja エドワード・P・バーンズ ru Эд Бёрнс zh 埃德·伯恩斯 zh-hant 艾德·伯恩斯
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000084775081
VIAF cluster ID
115982141
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n97043814
GND ID
1014260841
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16527895p
DDB person (GND) ID
1014260841
Europeana entity
agent/base/77385
Film.ru person ID
ed-burns
Freebase ID
/m/080r2y
HAND ID
6845-8D6F-7614-1215-82CD
IMDb ID
nm0122654
IdRef ID
16072922X
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J9U entity ID
987007323202005171
Kinobox person ID
1205296
NUKAT ID
n2013174756
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
326407146
TMDB person ID
1224586
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/058fa293-531a-4af2-a3d9-3617cf790b1e
ČSFD person ID
569253

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🔗 Connections
Films written 2
The Plot Against America, We Own This City
← Executive producer 2
The Plot Against America, We Own This City
Award received 1
Writers Guild of America Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Burns
Given name 1
Ed
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
screenwriter
Place of birth 1
Baltimore
Sex or gender 1
male
← Creator 1
The Plot Against America
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Summary

Ed Burns was born on January 29, 1946[1], in Baltimore[2]. He has worked as a screenwriter[3] and film producer[4].

FAQs

Where was Ed Burns born?

Ed Burns's place of birth was Baltimore[2].

What did Ed Burns do for work?

Ed Burns worked as a screenwriter[3] and film producer[4].

What awards did Ed Burns receive?

Honors received include Writers Guild of America Award[7].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Baltimore
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Ed
    Occupation → screenwriter, film producer
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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